The Capital Area United Way recently opened applications for the Basic Needs Grant Opportunity beginning Monday, March 27, 2023 and until Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 5 p.m. Grant notifications will occur in May 2023 via the primary contact email provided in your application. Questions may be directed to edya@cauw.org. To learn more on how to apply, click here.

Knock Knock Children’s Museum, was founded in 2017 and is located in Baton Rouge, LA

MISSION: Knock Knock Children’s Museum is a community spark for engaging, playful learning experiences that inspire and support lifelong learning. 

GOAL: Expanding access to all children and families in the Capital Region to spark creativity and learning through play.

LEARN MORE: https://knockknockmuseum.org/

The Grayson Foundation is a private foundation that is committed to improving the quality of life in disadvantaged populations in Shreveport-Bossier, and typically awards grants to programs serving in the health, human services, and education sectors in its’ community.

Grant applications are accepted twice annually, however, organizations may apply only once in a 12 month period. The deadline to apply is April 30 at 4:00 PM and awards will be announced in July. Please email Liz LaBorde at laborde@cfnla.org with questions. To learn more and apply, click here.

Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) was founded in 1996. 

Location: Baton Rouge, LA at 1400 Main Street

Mission: To promote environmental leadership and access to technology through responsible recycling of computers and other electronics, saving toxic material from the landfills and redirecting technology to individuals in need.

Top Goal(s): "A key part of our strategic plan for 2023 is to give and help other organizations grow. We have started an initiative called 'CACRC Believes.' Our plan is to select an organization each quarter, chosen by a community/public nomination process, to receive a donation of laptops or other technology to assist with growing their missions and other special projects." 

Learn more HERE. 

Team at previous community event - Computers for Christmas. 

CACRC's team

March for Moms was founded in 2017.

Location(s): National but majority of the team is based in Baton Rouge, LA.

Mission Statement: March For Moms aligns the diverse voices of families, healthcare providers, policymakers, and partners to advocate for mother’s and families’ health, well-being and equal access to care.

Current Top Goal: Our top goal right now is diversifying our current funding and recruiting new voices to our board of directors.

Learn more HERE.

The Hospice Foundation of the South was founded in 2001 and opened the Hospice House in 2014 - a three-bedroom home located in St. Tammany Parish that allows terminally ill hospice patients a place to live out their final days in home setting with family and support of their hospice program and our caregivers.

Mission Statement: The Hospice Foundation of the South is dedicated to providing resources for medical and emotional care for terminally ill patients and their families.

Top Goal: To open a second Hospice House in the community to help more families with the best possible end of life experience.

Learn more HERE.

The Joe Burrow Foundation (JBF) launched its new application program for "Do Good" grants that will award up to $50,000 for projects that serve their local communities by developing new pathways for mental health protection and food insecurity that are sustainable and designed to have lasting impacts on the people around them.

The grants will have two application cycles each year, with the first being open, now until April 30 and the second opening in the summer. To learn more about JBF’s new grant program, click here.

The Women's Philanthropy Network (WPN), a fund of the Community Foundation of North Louisiana, is seeking applications from programs with clearly defined outcomes that address school readiness and/or student achievement, including but not limited, to literacy services, behavioral health, or other wrap-around services. Applicants should utilize evidence-based best practices and have a track record of success. 

Preference will be given to innovative programs that serve children from birth to 12th grade, that address the needs of under-served populations, and that demonstrate collaboration with other nonprofits, faith-based organizations, business entities, and/or government. Preference will be given to groups that can leverage matching funds on the federal, state, or local level. The WPN plans to award one large grant in the range of $50,000 – $100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must be a 501c3 organization or a unit of government which provides charitable functions related to education.
• Applicant must file an annual Form 990 with the IRS, if required by law.
• The proposed project must serve individuals in Caddo Parish.
• Applicant must have conducted an independent audit within the last three years.  Non-audited organizations may apply only through the use of a fiscal sponsor or fiscal agent who has been audited in the last three years and meets all other eligibility criteria.
• Programs may receive funding for two consecutive years only.

In addition, the WPN plans to award two small grants of up to $9,000 each. The focus and eligibility of the small grants are the same as listed above, with the exception that a financial compilation will be accepted in lieu of an audit. 

The deadline to apply is January 31 at 4:00 PM. Contact Liz LaBorde, Chief Grants Officer, at laborde@cfnla.org with questions.

APPLY HERE.

The Louisiana Department of Education proudly announces the Steve Carter Literacy Tutoring Program to improve children's literacy skills. 

Tutors approved by the Department of Education have expertise in reading and literacy. To find out if your child is eligible, visit LouisianaTutoringInitiative.com or contact your school administration. Applying for the digital voucher and tutoring services is easy and will take less than 5 minutes.

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is pleased to announce the opportunity for nonprofit organizations in Louisiana to submit an external organization profile (Profile). The LDOE is required, under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), to provide a list of pre-screened external organizations.

The term “external organization” is defined by ESSA as: “(A) a nonprofit organization with a record of success in running or working with before and after school (or summer recess) programs and activities; or (B) in the case of a community where there is no such organization, a nonprofit organization in the community that enters into a written agreement or partnership with an organization described in subparagraph (A) to receive mentoring and guidance in running or working with before and after school (or summer recess) programs and activities” (ESSA, section 4201).

To meet the requirements for the minimum record of success, any organization submitting a Profile must:

• Operate as a nonprofit in good standing in Louisiana; and
• Have a minimum of seven years of experience operating or delivering services to out-of-school time programs in Louisiana.

If your organization meets the record of success requirements, you are eligible to complete and submit the Profile at LDOEExOrgProfile no later than 2:00 p.m. CDT on February 3, 2023. The next opportunity to submit a Profile will occur during the summer of 2025. LDOE will post the updated pre-screened list at https://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/family-support-toolbox-library by March 3, 2023.

Please note that this solicitation will not result in a contract with LDOE. Nor does the listing represent an endorsement by LDOE. LDOE will verify “good standing” status using the debarred vendor list when the Profile is submitted and periodically thereafter. All eligible pre-screened organizations will remain on the list for two years from the date posted on the LDOE website.

I am requesting that you widely share this announcement throughout Louisiana. Thank you for your commitment to ensuring Louisiana’s children have access to high quality out-of-school time programming.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Kennedy Victorian at 225-219-0779 or at Kennedy.Victorian@la.gov.